“‘Ma’am, you have to be 21 to enter the club. We’re going to have to ask you to leave,’ said the host of a Las Vegas club. Ken and I were in Vegas for a NSBE conference in spring 2009 while in college at the University of South Carolina. Since we both were under 21, we had to take the walk of shame back to our hotel while our friends got to party. I thought during the walk home he’d be blown away by my dashing looks and we’d start talking, but he…”
Read More“Hannah and I first found each other at the coffee shop I was managing. I say found, because the meeting didn’t come for a while. Hannah’s little sister, Hayley, worked with me at the coffee shop. I remember one of the first conversations we had, which was about how excited she was that her sister was finally coming home for the summer.
After Hannah returned from her mission trip, she walked in with her bright blonde highlights, shorts, and a pink t-shirt. Now, I don’t know what love at first sight is or if it even exists; I think love is enduring and can’t be decided in a moment. However, what I can tell you is that the moment I saw Hannah, I knew I would easily fall in love with her if I wasn’t careful. She has a certain…”
Read More“It all started when we both swiped right. After getting to know each other on the League, Wes asked me on our first date to Merchant & Trade, a rooftop bar in uptown Charlotte. I was excited he picked somewhere new and cool to try with beautiful views. Sure enough, Merchant & Trade didn’t disappoint, and neither did Wes. We talked for hours effortlessly on our first date over craft cocktails. The connection was there right from the beginning, and we both knew we wanted…”
Read More“After months of refusing the idea of a blind date, proposed by our mutual friend, and some small talk via text, it was the day of the solar eclipse in 2017. I was in the Charlotte airport on a layover from Phoenix, and as the boarding process began, I saw the back of a brunette boy’s head. Right away I thought myself, “Oh my gosh. That’s him!” I was so nervous and thinking of all ways possible to avoid having to talk to him. I resorted to the ‘putting on headphones with no music playing’ trick, hoping that would work, but it didn’t. While walking on the plane, all of a sudden I felt someone grab my thigh (we still laugh at how awkward this was) and stop me. I acted surprised to see him and said a quick “hi and bye.” Once we landed in Greenville, I headed…”
Read More"Rewind to five years ago. It was our Junior year of undergrad at the University of South Carolina. I’m sitting in the Russell House with one of my best friends, waiting for my next class, and glance over her shoulder to notice a familiar face looking my way. (Familiar because I’ve seen him around campus— not to mention he was a starter on our football team) It was Nick. I look away, then look back, and he’s still watching me. At this point I’m thinking, “this is awkward,” so I smile and sarcastically wave. He waves back. Little did I know…”
Read More"On February 23rd, our practice got out early, which was a rare occurrence. As any high school girl would, I walked over to the other gym with my teammates to see the boys team scrimmage. They were scrimmaging some town I had never heard of; Roff. I stuck around the entire time, knowing a few of us wanted to take the floor after they were finished to get some shots up. To my surprise I caught the eye of one of the players from the opposing team. (As I get older I understand how small the world is, and how much smaller it is if you played sports.) One of my guy friends happened to know a guy on that team; the one who was interested in knowing me. He says, “Dude, I have to know who the redhead is.” Later that night I got a text from a number I didn't recognize…”
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